Decolonizing the Curriculum I: Approaches to Teaching Monograph and Survey Courses Today

Session Submission Type: Roundtable

Brief Description

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has indelibly reshaped Slavic and Eastern European studies. In what ways has it changed pedagogical practices and shaped learner expectations for studying the region? The scholars on this two-part roundtable will consider new approaches to classroom strategies, including curricular design and methods of assessment, with the aim of critically reexamining legacies of imperial thought and terminology. Topics will range from effective methods for decentering Russia and privileging a transnational perspective, to reconceptualizing artistic canons and geographical borders. The presenters in this session will reflect on teaching monograph and survey courses across multiple centuries (from the nineteenth century to the present day). By bringing together scholars from history and literary, cinema, and media studies, these roundtables aim to facilitate a conversation about how to address contemporary problems and foster student engagement with urgent questions in our field.

Sub Unit

• Professional Development, Non-language Pedagogy, State-of-Field

Chair

• Melvin Thomas, Princeton U

Roundtable Members

• Lindsay Marie Ceballos, Lafayette College

• Ana Cohle, Princeton U

• Valeria Mutc, UC Davis

• Chloe Simone Papadopoulos, U of Southern California

• Vadim Shneyder, UCLA